Muhammed Boy
How popular is Muhammed?
#2,145 boy name in 2025
67 baby boys were named Muhammed in the US in 2025, making it the 2145th most popular boy name.
Muhammed popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,145 for boys (▼ 495 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 67 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-27% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,691 in 2015, #1,946 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2014 (106 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,475 in 2000 |
| First recorded | 1970 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Muhammed counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Muhammed family of names ranked #1,677 for boys in 2025 (#1,365 the year before), with 77 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammed | 67 | 87% |
| Muhamed | 10 | 13% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Muhammed is most popular
Babies named Muhammed per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (84 boys)
- Washington: 0.2 per 1,000 (26 boys)
- Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (13 boys)
- Wisconsin: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Minnesota: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Muhammed by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84 | #2,600 |
| 1980s | 182 | #2,110 |
| 1990s | 417 | #1,677 |
| 2000s | 626 | #1,475 |
| 2010s | 813 | #1,514 |
| 2020s | 478 | #1,650 |
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Questions
- Is Muhammed a boy or girl name?
- Muhammed is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Muhammed were boys.
- How popular is the name Muhammed?
- 67 baby boys were named Muhammed in the US in 2025, making it the 2145th most popular boy name.
- When was Muhammed most popular?
- Muhammed peaked in 2014, when 106 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,475 in 2000.
- How many people are named Muhammed?
- 2,600 babies have been named Muhammed in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,554 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.
- Where is Muhammed most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Muhammed was most common in New York, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.